Global Director Product Stewardship

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

•         Exceptional leadership – consistently challenges status quo and initiates purposeful change

•         Business acumen – ability to translate complex global regulations to business model for commercial benefit, risk to organizational brand and impact to P&L

•         Ability to achieve results with urgency and accountability and willing to “dig in” to solve problems

•         Champions enterprise-wide thinking, collaboration and action and ability to partner globally

•         Highly effective communicator – ability to gain broad support for ideas and strong listening skills and able to communicate at various levels of the organization in a variety of medium/frequency

•         Customer centric – consistent focus on how work relates to end-use/ impact to customers and value chain actors

•         Principled – demonstrates and fosters ethical behaviors across the organization and has a proven record of integrity and trustworthiness

•         Sustainability – embraces the quadruple bottom line (People, Planet, and Profit & Performance)

•         Information Systems – a working knowledge of ERP and product stewardship software

•         Safety – promoting safety-first culture

•         Ability to live within commuting distance and travel 25%

Education and Experience:

•         B.S. or B.A. Degree in Chemistry, Biology, Toxicology or related science/technical field

•         10 years of experience in product compliance within the chemical industry or related industry

•         Working knowledge of key chemical inventory, chemical control laws, product certifications (REACH, TSCA, Prop 65, NSF, UL etc.) and product specific clearances (CPSA, FDA, EFSA, etc.)

•         At least 5 years of experience leading teams globally and remotely

Environmental, Health, Safety, & Security (EHS&S) Requirements

·       Avient integrates EHS&S into all aspects of our operations. Each position at Avient is responsible for complying with all applicable EHS&S requirements. Additionally, employees and management are responsible for reporting all EHS&S incidents immediately to ensure we keep EHS&S a priority within the organization. 

Security includes physical security and cyber security.

We offer a competitive salary, incentive and benefit plan to eligible employees. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, spending accounts and 401(k).

Avient Corporation is a drug free workplace.  Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran’s status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable state and local law.